Nested chair



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NESTED CHAIR Filed Feb. 27. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Dee. 13, 1932 UNE FTEN GFFC LOUIS DELLERT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NESTED CHAIR This invention relates to an improved support which may be in the nature of a chair or table, the object being to provide a construction whereby two or more articles may be nested easily without the supporting legs moving from the floor.

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a chair or similar article wherein the seat may be made from a single piece of sheet metal or a plurality of members, the parts being positioned so that the seat will be inclined from the rear to the front and will taper from the rear to the front with the side parts of the seat member or frame formed to telescope.

An additional object, more specifically7 is to provide a chair wherein a seat frame is provided having an integral metal top or a fabric top, the frame having a substantially U-shaped formation and each part tapering from each end to the other with the front part of the frame closer together than the rear part, so that another chair of identical construction may be nested therewith and in the nesting the frames telescopically fitting together.

A further object of the invention is to provide a chair or other support having wood l legs with a metal seat and metal braces varranged so that the seat and frames of one Vchair may telescope into another, the structure being optionally provided with arms and also with solid metal seat members or fabric seat members.

In the accompanying drawings,-

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through a chair disclosing an embodiment of the invention, a second chair being shown nested therewith. the section being Vtaken on the line 1-1 of Figure 2;

Figure 2 is arear elevation of a chair disclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on the line 3 3, the same being on an enlarged scale;

lFigure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary side view of the seat and associated parts;

Figure 5 is a sectional view through Figure l on the line 5 5;

Figure 6 is a rear view of a modified form of chair illustrating how the seat member is provided with a tubular reinforcing bar at the rear;

Figure 7 is a sectional view through Figure 6 on the line 7 7 Figure 8 is a side view of the rear part of the chair shown in Figure 2 with the upper and lower parts broken away and with an arm secured to the back;

Figure 9 is a sectional view through Figure 8 on the line 9-9g Figure 10 is a top plan view of a complete chair of the form shown in Figure 8, the same being on a reduced scale;

Figure 11 is a top plan view of the modified form of chair shown in Figure 1, the same being provided with a tapering seat and three leg members;

Figure 12 is a sectional view through Figure 13 on the line 12-12;

Figure 13 is a sectional view similar to Figure 1 but showing a modified structure wherein the center lof the seat illustrated in Figure 1 is cut away and a fabric seat member provided; y

Figure 14e is afragmentary sectional view through Figure 12 on the line 14-14- Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 and 2 indicate the rear legs of a chair, and 3 and 4 the front legs. rl`he rear legs extend upwardly above the seat 5 and are connected in a suitable manner to a back frame 6 to form a complete back 7. The particular structure kof this back and back frame may be of any desired kind, but as shown in Figure 2, consists of wood bars arranged in a pleasing manner with a connecting panel 8. The seat 5 is formed of sheet metal, and also the leg brace 9 is formed of sheet metal. rlhe leg brace 9 is substantially U-shaped in cross-section, as indicated in Figure y2, and the side sections 10 and 11 taper or incline toward each other 'from the rear of the chair to the front, in order that similar braces in identically-formed chairs may telescope therein. The side members 10 and 11 have the top and bottom flanges tapered from the rear to the front, so that this nesting may be readily done, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1. It will be noted that the connecting section 12 properly braces the front of the chair, but the rear of the chair is left open in order that the nesting operation may be properly performed.

The seat 5, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, is made from metal and has a seat section 13 which is formed at the sides with depending flanges 14 merging into substantially horizontal flanges 15, whereby a substantially U- shaped structure is provided as a bracing frame for the seat section 13. Both sides of the chair are provided with the flanges 14 and 15, as indicated in Figure 3, and these flanges are bolted to the legs 1 and 2 at the rear and' to the legs 3 and 4 at the front. The section 13, however, is bent at the front to form a front narrow panel 16 and then bent toward the rear to form a rear bracing bead 17 which at the center has an extending tongue 18. A plate 19 is soldered or otherwise secured to the tongue 18 and to the bead 17, whereby a substantially U-shaped housing is provided at the front. In order that the bolts 20 and 21 may properly function, angle plates 22 and 23 are arranged interiorly of the legs 3 and 4, so that the bolts 20 and 21 extend through the legs, through the angle plates and through the flanges 14. Bolts 24 and 25 extend through the front section 16, through legs 3 and 4 and through the angle plates 22 and 23, as shown in Figure 2. In this way the front part of the seat 5 is rigidly secured together and to the legs 3 and 4. At the rear the respective flanges 14 are provided with turned-over ears 26, whereby the respectivf` bolts 27 may clamp the flanges 14 to the rear legs 1. Angle plates 28 are also provided for the rear legs and the bolts extend through these angle plates. Auxiliary bolts 29 are also provided and extend through part of the respective flanges 14 and through the angle plates 28, as Villustrated in Figure 3. In this way the seat 5 is rigidly bolted to the rear part of the chair. In order to provide a nice iinish and also to further brace the seat 5, the section 13 is provided with an upstanding flange or ear 30 which is bolted to the wood cross bar 31 of frame 7 by suitable bolt or screw 32. In this instance a screw is shown as it is preferable. If a bolt is used, the head would be seen from the front and unless countersunk would produce a projection. By providing the flanges 14 and 15 the chair is stiffened and braced and at vthe same time the parts may readily telescope,as indicated in Figure 1, so that any number of chairs may be ested without removing the legs from the oor.

In Figure 11 a modified form of the inventio is shown which is identical with that shown in Figures 1 and 2, except that the seat 5 is substantially triangular-shaped and that instead of having two legs 3 and 4, a single leg 35 is provided at the front.l but the frame 7 and legs associated therewith are identical with those shown in Figure 1. Associated with the seat 5 are flanges 14 and 15 and brace 9 formed identically with those illustrated in Figure 1, except that they are shaped to conform to the shape of the seat 5 and the position of leg 35.

In Figures 6 and 7 will be seen a modified form of the invention in which a metal bar 36 is provided instead of the bar 31, as shown in Figure l. This bar is preferably an integral extension of the seat section 13 and is bent into a bar rectangular in cross-section. as shown in Figure 7. Ears 37 form integral projections from bar 36 and suitable screws 38 extend through these ears into the frame 7. Also, in this lform of the invention each flange 14 is provided with an ear 39 accommodating screw 40 for clamping the parts rigidly to one of the legs. The bar 36 is also provided with an ear 41 secured bv screw 42 to the legs of the chair, as shown in Figure 6. In this way the seat is firmly braced and firmly secured to the legs and back of the chair without the use of the wood bar 31.

In Figures 8 and 9 will be seen an arm 43 Awhich is adapted to `be connected to the chair structure shown in Figures 1 and 2 or to any of the other forms of the invention disclosed. This arm structure is formed from an angle iron of peculiar construction. As shown in Figure 9, the arm 43 is provided with a comparatively wide flange 44 at the upper part and a comparatively narrow flange 45 at the lower part, these flanges being horizontal while the vertical flange 46 is preferably of the same width throughout. At the ends the arm 43 is offset slightly so that the main part of the arm will set out a short distance from the back 7. Preferably the arm is secured in place by a number of screws 47, through other fastening means could be provided without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In Figures 12 to 14 inclusive an additional modified form of the invention is shown wherein the seat section 13 is cut away so that there is provided a seat frame consisting principally of the side frame members 48 and 49 and the front frame member 50. The frame member 50 is principally an angle-shaped structure, as shown in Figure 13, secured to the wood cross bar 51 by suitable screws or other means. The top portion of the side frame members 48 and 49 are turned down, as indicated in Figure 2 (Figure 14), so that the fabric seat member 53 may move upwardly or downwardly slightly Vwithout the person using the seatbeing injured or pinched by the sharp edge. It will be noted that the turned-down portion 32 slants from the front to the rear, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 12 and the remaining part of the side member is identical with the structure shown in Figure 1, the same including the depending flange 14 and the horizontal flange 15. In

this form of the invention there is provided a fixed bar 31 similar to bar 31 but spaced upwardly a short distance from the seat, so that the clamping bar 54 may readily clamp the end of the fabric seat 53, as illustrated in Figure 13. A number of screws 55 are provid-ed for holding bar 54 in position and also for holding a resilient plate 56 in position. |This plate has a downwardly inclined section 5'? acting as a spring extension and over this extension the seat member 53 extends. lVhen anyone uses the chair and forces the central part of the fabric seat member 53 downwardly the spring extension 57 will bow towards the front. VYhen the member 53 is released the spring extension 57 will swing rearwardly so as to maintain the member 53 substantially taut at all times. This form of chair is identical with that shown in the preferred form, except for the points above outlined. 'lhese points include the use of the bar 51 and clamping bar 58 held in place by screws 59. These clamping means are formed so as to properly hold the member 53 in place but permit the removal thereof whenever desired. ln this form of the invention the chairs may be telescoped in an identical manner with the preferred form shown in Figure 1.

From Figures 8 to 1() it will be noted that this form of chair may be nested in a similar manner to the form disclosed in Figure 1 and the arms telescope into each other by reason of the fact that they flare, as shown in Figure 10 and also by reason of the fact that the flanges taper, as illustrated in Figure 8. It will be noted that the arms shown in Figures 8 to 10 may be applied to any of the forms of chairs illustrated, or to any chair made according to the present invention, and when properly applied they will function with the other parts to permit a proper telescoping when identical chairs are being nested.

lVhat l claim is 1. A chair, comprising a pair of front legs spaced apart, a pair of rear legs spaced further apart than the front legs, a seat inclined slightly toward the front rigidly secured at the rear to said rear legs and rigidly secured at the front to said front legs, a substantially U-shaped brace positioned so that the legs of the brace form side bracing members positioned to connect the respective front legs with the respective rear legs of the chair while the closed end of the brace connects and brac-es the two front legs of the chair, the legs of the brace converging from the rear to the front, said seat having a plurality of cooperating depending sti'dening flanges on each side converging from the rear to the front positioned to cooperate with similar flanges of identically formed chairs whereby a plurality of chairs of identical structure may be nested by moving one chair horizontallyv with respect to the other until the seat andbracing structure of one chair is fitting snugly within the seat and bracing structure of the other chair.

2. A chair of the character described, comprising a pair of wood front legs, a pair of wood rear legs, a metallic seat inclined from the back to the fro-nt formed of a single piece of metal having depending side flanges presenting a stil'ened seat frame, a front flange and a plurality of ears on the side flanges, a plurality of i securing means extending through said ears for securing the side members to the rear legs, and means for securing the side members to the front legs.

3. In a chair of the character described, a seat formed of sheet metal having a flat seat section bent at the front to present a stiftening bar member and provided on each side with frame members and ears at the rear for receiving securing means, said frame members including a depending flange formed with a horizontal flange, said depending flange and horizontal flange both converging from the rea-r to the front.

4. In a chair of the character described provided With a back, a pair of arm rests connected with said back, each of said arm rests comprising a member bent to form a substantially V-shaped structure with the closed end at the front of the chair each of said rests being substantially L-shaped in cross-section at all points, the upper leg of the V being wider than the lower leg and with one flange of the upper leg positioned horizontally and the other vertically when the chair is in use.

5. A chair provided with front and rear legs, the rear legs being spaced further apart than the front legs, a seat frame inclined from the rear to the front connecting all of said legs, said frame being provided on each side with a depending flange, said flanges converging from the rearl toward the front, a brace for all of said legs arranged below said frame, said brace being substantially U- shaped with the legs of the U connecting the front and rear legs of the chair, and the closed end of the U-shaped structure connecting the two front legs, said seat frame and bracing structure presenting an unobstructed opening at the rear whereby a plurality of chairs of identical size and shape may be nested by telescoping one chair within the other without the legs of the chair leaving the floor, said depending flanges slidingly fitting together.

6. A chair including front and rear legs, a seat member connected to all of said legs, said seat member being inclined slightly from the rear to the front, said rear legs being farther apart than said front legs, said seat member being inclined sulficiently to permit a plurality of chairs of identical construction t0 be nested from the rear without being raised from the floor, and a pair of arm rests connected to the rear part of the chair and extending tothe front, .each pair of arm rests being formed to present a substantially 'V- shaped structure when Viewed from the side, the rungs of said arms converging toward the front so that the arms of two or more chairs may be nested when the chairs are nested.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York, this 24th day of February, A. D. 1930.

LOUIS DELLERT. 

